Robert J. Hooton
Nov 9, 2007
Robert J. Hooton, 91, Ottawa, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1916, to Lester B. and Nina (Salome) Hooton at Dunnegan, Mo. He was a life-long Ottawa resident. He was a mechanic and repaired appliances for many years. Survivors include four nephews, Darrell Hooton, Springfield, Mo., Daniel Hooton, Warsaw, Mo., Neil...
Norris Stice
Nov 6, 2007
Norris M. Stice, age 77, of Louisburg, Kansas. Died Nov. 6, 2007 at his home. He was born November 13, 1929 in East Lynne, Missouri, the son of James Monroe and Natalie Marie Gustine Stice on December 22, 1951 he was united in marriage to Maudie L. Whitaker. Norris worked for Santa Fe Railroad for 27 1/2 years before...
Mary James
Nov 5, 2007
Mary James. 90, of Paola, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 at Olathe Medical Center after a long illness. She was born January 8, 1917, the daughter of John and Nancy Skeens Bucklew. She retired from HD Lee in Ottawa after 30 years of service. She then moved to Paola where she resided until her death. Mary attended the Paola...
Kenton Smith
Nov 4, 2007
Kenton E. Smith was born May 11, 1951 in Kansas City, Mo. To Kenneth and Mary (Severy) Smith. He spent most of his life in the Miami County area, living in Paola the last 15 years until his death on Sunday , November 4, 2007. He was 56 years old. Kent graduated from Louisburg High School in 1969. He...
Billie Elbert Dewald
Nov 3, 2007
Billie Elbert 'Bill' DeWald was born on Monday, January 27, 1936 in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the son of Kenneth Eugene and Delores Effie (Kitts) DeWald. Bill was a lifelong Ottawa resident until his death on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the age of seventy-one years. Bill attended Ottawa High School and later earned his G.E.D. He was a...
Georgette Marie Feuerborn
Nov 2, 2007
Georgette Marie Feuerborn was born on Thursday, July 6, 1922, in Saint Agathe, Maine. She was the daughter of Eloi and Modeste (Chasse) Bosse. Georgette moved from Maine to Ottawa in 1952, where she made her home until her death Friday, November 2, 2007, at the age of eighty-five years. Georgette graduated from Winslow (Maine) High School with the...
Joseph Mcguirk
Nov 1, 2007
Joseph T. McGuirk of Louisburg, Ks passed away Nov. 1, 2007. Joe was born April 18, 1915 to Terrence and Ida McGuirk, the third of 4 children. He lived in Louisburg all of his 92 years. His service commitment to helping others started with the Civil Conservation Corp. He then went on to serve his country in World War...
Marion Jennie Decock
Nov 1, 2007
Marion Jennie DeCock was born on Saturday, April 6, 1918, in Mont Ida, Kansas. She was the daughter of Jesse Marion and Effie Armetta (Houser) Vanderslice. Marion made her home in Osage City for a few years and moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, in the early 1940's, where she made her home until her death Thursday, November...
Isabella Carmen Hankins
Oct 31, 2007
Isabella Carmen Hankins, infant daughter of William Scott Hankins and Brooke D. Phillips, was born August 3, 2007, in Ottawa, Kansas, and died Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at the age of two months, twenty-eight days. Isabella is also survived by her grandmother, Janie Slankard of Ottawa; paternal grandparents, Bobbie Hankins of Gardner, Lisa Underwood of Georgia; paternal great grandmothers,...
Rex Kiser
Oct 30, 2007
Rex J Kiser Rex Joseph Kiser, 83, of Olathe, Kansas passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family"s love, at Kansas University Medical Center, on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The family suggests that contributions be made to First Presbyterian Church Paola or American Heart Association c/o the funeral home. Rex was born on August 28, 1924, to Otis and Bertha...
Freeman F Mahaffey
Oct 24, 2007
Freeman Fulkerson Mahaffey was born on Wednesday, October 27, 1909, in Erie, Kansas. He was the son of Joseph and Onie (Fulkerson) Mahaffey. Freeman grew up in Erie and, later, lived in Blevins, Arkansas; San Diego, California; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Parsons, Kansas; Bullhead City, Arizona; Baffin Bay, Texas; Kingsville, Texas; and Osage City, Kansas, before moving to Ottawa, Franklin County,...
Sandra Jo Thornburg
Oct 20, 2007
Sandra Jo Thornburg was born on Sunday, February 18, 1951, in Anamosa, Iowa. She was the daughter of Arthur and Kristina (Matejika) Schnepp. Sandra lived in Olin, Iowa for many years, moving to the Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas area in 1991, where she made her home until her death on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the age of fifty-six...
Raymond Norcross, Sr.
Oct 19, 2007
Raymond 'Ray' Norcross, Sr. was born on Sunday, September 18, 1938, in South Anvoy, New Jersey. He was the son of Oliver and Estell (Knapp) Norcross. In 1990, Ray moved from New Jersey to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home, until his death on Friday, October 19, 2007, at the age of sixty-nine years.Ray was...
Shirley Ann Ferris
Oct 18, 2007
Shirley Ferris, 65, Pomona, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa. She was born Oct. 13, 1942, at Illmo, Mo., to John H. and Ruby Opal (McCulley) Foulk. She was a resident of Pomona thirty years, moving from Missouri. She worked for King Radio as an assembler seven years; Willis Nursery as a supervisor fifteen years;...
John E. Dryden, Sr.
Oct 17, 2007
John Edward Dryden, Sr. was born on Monday, January 26, 1931, in Thayer, Kansas. He was the son of Harold and Blanche (Cranor) Dryden. John lived in Fredonia, Kansas, until moving to the Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas area in 1956, where he made his home until his death on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at the age of seventy-six years....
Micheal Dean Brown
Oct 16, 2007
Micheal Dean Brown was born on Tuesday, June 23, 1987, in Emporia, Kansas, where he was raised. He was the son of William D. and Donna (Smith) Brown. He also lived in North Little Rock, Arkansas, moving to Williamsburg, Kansas, in 1997. He died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at the age of twenty years, at Landhstul, Germany, while serving...
Bernice Elizabeth Bulmer
Oct 16, 2007
Bernice Elizabeth Tucker Bulmer was born on Tuesday, February 9, 1926, in Michigan Valley, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Opal Maxine (Walker) Tucker. Bernice grew up in Michigan Valley. Following her marriage, she and Drexel lived in Michigan Valley and Ottawa, Kansas, moving to the Lawrence, Kansas area in 1986, where she made her home until her death...
Corey Alexander May
Oct 15, 2007
Corey Alexander May was born on Sunday, December 5, 1971, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of B. Kenneth and Danielle (Comens) May. Corey lived in Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe and Stanley, Kansas, moving to Ottawa in 1987. He also lived in Osawatomie, Kentucky, and Germany, returning to Ottawa in 1999, where he made his home until...
William Orville Dent
Oct 15, 2007
William Orville Dent was born on Thursday, February 18, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of Max and Geneva (Wilson) Dent. William grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Following his military service, he lived in Ottawa, Kansas, Yuma, Arizona, Vincennes, Indiana, and Little River, South Carolina. In 1998, he returned to Ottawa, moving to Pittsburg, Kansas...
John Howard Love
Oct 6, 2007
John Howard Love was born on Monday, March 7, 1932, in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the son of John Oliver and Gertrude Mae (Baker) Love. John was a near lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident. Following his military service, he lived in Kansas City, until moving to Ottawa in April of 1961. In 1973, he moved to the Pomona area....
